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Local/Region

Shari Miller seeking supervisor post in town

Shari Miller is running for the supervisor seat in the town of Dunkirk. She has received the endorsement of the Republican Committee and hopes to receive broad based support in the Nov. 4 election. As part of her door to door campaign and while a member on the Town Council, she has listened ...

Target ends assessment challenge

Target has discontinued its property assessment grievance against the town of Ellicott. The company had been asking state Supreme Court Justice Grace Hanlon to cut the tax assessment on Target’s 975 Fairmount Ave., property from $3.4 million to $1.7 million while asking the court to change ...

Ripley talks recyclables, budget

Town of Ripley board members, at their regular meeting this month adopted a local law requiring the separation of recyclable and reusable materials from other forms of trash. The law is intended to conform with the direction from the New York State Legislature that each municipality adopt ...

Frewsburg Terminates Maintenance Supervisor

FREWSBURG - The Frewsburg Central School District’s maintenance supervisor has been relieved of his job. At a special Sept. 26 meeting, after an executive session, the school board took action to terminate John McLaughlin from his position effective Sept. 25. In the very brief meeting, ...

Maine man dies after river accident had county connections

A Maine man who died after an accident on the Niagara River had connections to northern Chautauqua County. On Saturday, the Erie County Sheriff’s Office announced it was investigating after a man fatally fell off a sailboat into the water. At approximately 12:20 a.m. Saturday, deputies ...

Land Bank acquires Arkwright Grange Hall

ARKWRIGHT — The new Town Hall/Community Center project has garnered most of the attention in the Town of Arkwright in recent months, but Supervisor Brian McAvoy gave residents an update on one of the former gathering spots at the latest meeting. The Chautauqua County Land Bank has acquired ...